Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Traces of Time . . . August 10-16

Traces of Time . . .

(To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then the Week of August 3-9, 2020 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts." at the bottom right.) 
I've been delayed for a couple of weeks.
The powers that control "Blogger" have
changed the format for the "better they say."
But it's been much worse for my trying to
use it. I wish they had left good enough alone!
THIS WEEK- 
august 10-16, 2020

dog days of summer...

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 
Family is Everything…
Marci helped Walt this morning.
 Karen, Walt's long-term hospice
nurse, comes every 
Monday and Thursday.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 We watched a funny little movie called "Pepe."
It had this colorful May Pole dance in it.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 
Family is Everything…
Happy Birthday

Michael

 “3 2” on

August 12, 2020

Hope  you have a great day in Oklahoma today!

We love you.

Love,  Grampa ‘n Grama Petersen

         *¨*•♫♪ ░H░A░P░P░Y░ (¯''•.¸* * ¸.•''¯) ░B░I░R░T░H░D░A░Y░

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸ ¸¸.•*¨*¸.•*¨`* •♫♪ happy birthday to you,

happy birthday to you, ...happy birthday dear , Michael,

happy birthday to you....¸.•*¨`* •♫♪ ¸.•*¨`* •♫♪¸.•*¨`* •♫♪ .

 ...and many more!

 Photo: Michael, our hero.

Thank you for keeping us safe.

Photo: Feb 2018
Photo: Off the plane and reunited with
his sweetheart, Aimee. Dec 2019

Photo: Michael heading to equivalent
 of Top Gun training
January 2020

Photo: Michael and Aimee with us at
end of our family reunion - WEPR.
Thanks for coming to see us.
Jackson is about to start his Sophomore
year at Westlake High School.
Tonight is movie night with Gary.
For August we are choosing our favorite
Disney animated features.
Tonight is my turn.
Mine is "Cinderella" from 1950.

Fun Fairy Godmother...

...bibbidi-bobbidi-boo...

Gus Gus almost makes you like mice...almost
So this is love...
...and they lived...
...happily ever after.
Gary enjoyed my favorite
Disney animated feature.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 Walt's nurse, Karen, takes good care of him.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 Marci helped Walt...
We had a quiet Friday... 
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020 
Family is Everything…
Steve and Natalie are bringing in supper,
then we are going to watch this
2019 movie...
Not for the faint of heart--like me--
who get queasy watching people at heights.  

SUNDAY,  AUGUST 16, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
sang this song this morning.
I have loved it since I heard it 
in the 1969 movie
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips."
It describes a person's full
life story here on earth.
Not sure if I did the You Tube
link correctly.
You can google it if I didn't.

https://youtu.be/MtCxSSaLTKU?t=29

I can't remember if this is the Tabernacle Choir or the Petuala Clark one from the 1969 movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips."

https://youtu.be/MtCxSSaLTKU?t=29

I love this song from Goodbye, Mr. Chips -- the movie version with 
Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark.
SUNDAY,  AUGUST 16, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
sang this song this morning.
I have loved it since I heard it 
in the 1969 movie
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips."
It describes a person's full
life story here on earth.
Not sure if I did the You Tube
link correctly.
You can google it if I didn't.

https://youtu.be/MtCxSSaLTKU?t=29

I can't remember if this is the Tabernacle Choir or the Petuala Clark one from the 1969 movie "Goodbye, Mr. Chips."

Album: Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Fill The World With Love
In the morning of my life I shall look to the sunrise.
At a moment in my life when the world is new.
And the blessing I shall ask is that God will grant me,
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.
(Chorus)  And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love my whole life through

In the noontime of my life I shall look to the sunshine,
At a moment in my life when the sky is blue.
And the blessing I shall ask shall remain unchanging.
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through
(Chorus)
In the evening of my life I shall look to the sunset,
At a moment in my life when the night is due.
And the question I shall ask only I can answer.
Was I brave and strong and true?
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?
(Chorus) 
All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. 

Walt and I are definitely in the evening of our life. 

Hope we have been brace, strong, and true!


Mr. and Mrs. Chips had no biological offspring, but said they had hundreds of children, "all boys."

ll the World with Love Mormon Tabernacle Choir







Mr. and Mrs. Chips had no biological offspring, but said they had hundreds of children, "all boys."

 We had a special Sacrament Meeting at home today. After Jackson blessed and passed the sacrament, Julie gave the "Come, Follow Me" for Alma  53-63, focusing on the Stripling Warriors.  She showed this picture from the manual that depicts how young these "warriors" were.

She pointed that going back to school during the Covid pandemic can cause uncertainty, but they can rely on Heavenly Father to give them peace of mind.

Grampa wrote down goals in the four areas: Intellectual, Spiritual, Physical, and Social.
We had a yummy summer Sunday Dinner: BBQ chicken, cheesy potaoes, corn on the cob, fresh pineapple, watermelon, rolls, and lemonade.  Thanks to all who helped prepare it.
Maddie took our Sunday photo of us together.
*** *** ***

We are so thankful for The Plan of Salvation
and the Atonement of  Jesus Christ
that makes this Great Plan operational.

At the end of this August 16th,
we pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
We share these truths as our testimony to you...
Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence.  He loves us just as we are at this very moment.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all. 
*** *** ***
Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration.  He is the Restorer of all things.
*** *** ***
President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 
*** *** ***
The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.
*** *** ***
The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.
*** *** ***
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today.  
*** *** ***
Of these truths we testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Walt and Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
August 16, 2019



For next week...
Traces of Time . . .
(To see last week's blog post--scroll down to the end of this week, then the Week of August 10-16, 2020 will be there. If it's not, hit "Older Posts." at the bottom right.) 
I've been delayed for a couple of weeks.
The powers that control "Blogger" have
changed the format for the "better they say."
But it's been much worse for my trying to
use it. I wish they had left good enough alone!
THIS WEEK- 
JULY 17-23, 2020

MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 
Family is Everything…

 Karen, Walt's long-term hospice
nurse, comes every 
Monday and Thursday.


TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 
Family is Everything…

 Walt's

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 
Family is Everything…

Walt's


THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 
Family is Everything…

 Walt's


FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 Happy



SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 
Family is Everything…
Walt's


SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020 
Family is Everything…
 Walt's

*** *** ***
We are so thankful for The Plan of Salvation
and the Atonement of  Jesus Christ
that makes this Great Plan operational.

At the end of this August 23rdd,
we pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
We share these truths as our testimony to you...

Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence.  He loves us just as we are at this very moment.
*** *** ***
Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all. 
*** *** ***
Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration.  He is the Restorer of all things.
*** *** ***
President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 
*** *** ***
The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.
*** *** ***
The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.
*** *** ***
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today.  
*** *** ***
Of these truths we testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Walt and Eileen Petersen
Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.
August 23, 2019







1 comment:

sherma said...

Pres. and Sis. Petersen, I didn't know how else to reach you (hopefully you check your comments here), so I decided to comment on your blog! Yesterday Rick and I attended the Idaho Pocatello Zone Conference in Burley. We were introducing ourselves to several of the missionaries, among them was a handsome young Elder from Utah, who explained he was among the "recently reassigned" missionaries. He continued on to tell how Burley was the same place his grandparents lived for MANY years. We looked at his name tag and asked, "Elder Petersen, who are your grandparents?"....(You obviously have already figured out where this story is going!) Were we ever happy to fill him in on how much we love his grandparents for some of the following reasons: his Grandpa delivered all of our children and was the most caring doctor we've ever had...he was even available for a HOME visit between Sunday meetings when there was a sick baby... and Grandma was just as accommodating and kind (she even took pictures of a daughter being sutured one evening and then sent them on in the mail), sustaining her doctor and church leader husband. We also shared that the two of you have been the greatest examples of wearing out one's life in service! You really are two special people, who we still think about even though you have moved! Thanks for the many ways you have blessed our lives. We love you both and pray you are doing well! Love, Rick and Sherma Poteet